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New rule could help reporters with obtaining court records

The Missouri Supreme Court issued an order on Dec. 16, 2025, changing the way redactions will work for court records, starting in July 2026. The new rules have some improvements that could benefit …

Let’s grow something wonderful together

I’d like to start 2026 by thanking you for entrusting me with the stewardship of an organization that means a great deal to me and one I truly believe in. I was flattered when I was first asked to …
Bryan Chester teaching his Chancellors in Leadership course on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025 at Lee Hills Hall in Columbia, Mo.

Bryan Chester is looking forward to MPA’s future

Instead of a story about himself, Bryan Chester, Missouri Press Association’s new 2026 president, would rather you read about how other publishers, editors, general managers and ad salespeople from …

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Members' views
I admit I’m a little late to this discussion, but WTH are we going to do about AI? I don’t have any answers, just a lot of questions and a few opinions. I expect I’ll know a …
Bob Florence/Main Street Media Newspapers
As we head toward the Thanksgiving holiday, we are often encouraged to share things for which we are truly ‘‘thankful.” Family, friends, good health (and the like) are things that first come to mind.
Whew! It’s been a bit of a whirlwind in my life for the past month or so with so many conventions and conferences to attend. Don’t get me wrong. I love going to the Missouri Press …

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Notebook
The Missouri Press Association has received an Active Membership application for The Independent Courier newspaper in Clarence. The publisher is James W. Johnston. The Independent Courier is an …
Listening to Austin Lewter’s webinar presentation to Missouri Press members on AI policy last month, it would seem the best way to prepare for artificial intelligence’s use is to get …
Robin Gregg and her husband, Jimmy. Gregg is publisher and general manager of Monroe-Ralls, the combined publication of the former Monroe County Appeal and Ralls County Herald Enterprise.
Who owns the newspapers: In September 2024, Reaves and Williams LLC bought the paper from Lewis County Press. Monroe County Appeal and Ralls County Herald Enterprise combined into one newspaper in …

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Former Missouri School of Journalism professor Donald P. Ranly, 90, of Columbia died Nov. 10, 2025. Ranly became head of the J-school’s magazine sequence in 1976 and stayed there until 2004. …
Lisa Barbara Rau, 64, of Kimberling City, died Dec. 11, 2025, following heart surgery. Rau was well-known to Missouri media as the director of publicity and public relations for Silver Dollar …
Kathleen “Kathy” Ann (Carver) Krier, 79, of Warsaw died peacefully on Nov. 11, 2025, surrounded by her family, due to complications from vascular dementia following a fall in August 2025. …

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A  chill swept through the packed ballroom. Marty Baron, the distinguished retired editor of The Washington Post , stood before more than 100 friends of the free press in St. Louis. …
Students from Owensville High School visited Missouri Press Association’s Columbia offices on Oct. 30 and learned about the history of the association and its role in promoting community journalism. Among the items they saw was the Journalist’s Creed affixed to the outside of the MPA building at the corner of Eighth and Locust streets in downtown Columbia.
Dutch Mill Staff and Caden Ely, [Owensville High School] senior class president, went on a field trip to the Missouri Press Association (MPA) in Columbia on Oct. 30 to tour the building and learn …
In its annual State of Local News Report, the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University reports that the number of local news deserts in the U.S. jumped to record levels this year as …

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